Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Virtu Financial in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, May 13th. Zacks Research analyst K. Dey now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.66 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.65. The consensus estimate for Virtu Financial's current full-year earnings is $2.04 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Virtu Financial's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.55 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.70 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.42 EPS.
Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Piper Sandler raised their price target on shares of Virtu Financial from $21.00 to $25.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, April 12th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Virtu Financial from $20.00 to $18.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 26th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Virtu Financial from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Virtu Financial from $20.00 to $21.50 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 25th. Finally, Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Virtu Financial from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 25th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $22.24.
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Virtu Financial Trading Up 4.7 %
Shares of VIRT stock traded up $1.08 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $24.09. 1,537,191 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,074,375. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $20.85 and its 200 day simple moving average is $19.25. The stock has a market cap of $3.79 billion, a PE ratio of 16.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.50 and a beta of 0.38. Virtu Financial has a 12 month low of $16.02 and a 12 month high of $24.25. The company has a quick ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 0.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. William Blair Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Virtu Financial by 7.6% during the third quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 8,347,311 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $144,158,000 after purchasing an additional 588,749 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in Virtu Financial by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,868,222 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $37,851,000 after acquiring an additional 92,279 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Virtu Financial by 8.3% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,123,418 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $22,760,000 after acquiring an additional 86,313 shares during the period. Gratus Capital LLC raised its position in Virtu Financial by 5.9% in the fourth quarter. Gratus Capital LLC now owns 832,529 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $16,867,000 after acquiring an additional 46,719 shares during the period. Finally, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. raised its position in Virtu Financial by 156.9% in the third quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 801,024 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $13,834,000 after acquiring an additional 489,264 shares during the period. 45.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Virtu Financial Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, June 15th. Investors of record on Saturday, June 1st will be given a dividend of $0.24 per share. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 31st. Virtu Financial's payout ratio is currently 67.13%.
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Virtu Financial, Inc operates as a financial services company in the United States, Asia Pacific, Canada, EMEA, Ireland, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Market Making and Execution Services. Its product includes offerings in execution, liquidity sourcing, analytics and broker-neutral, capital markets, and multi-dealer platforms in workflow technology.
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